claim
verb (used with object)
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
was claiming
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past progressiveof claim.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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His care in working around that power, though, makes plain that he was claiming a new and distinct power lacking roots in the constitutional text or tradition.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
At the time, Us said that Bettijo was claiming monthly expenses of around $16,550 and said Bridges made only “about $700” a month in 2024 unless he obtained “contract work.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
"Of course, until yesterday the prime minister was claiming that this leadership had brought order to the chaos of illegal subsidies," it said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
It’s unclear when Epstein was claiming that Trump spent the time at his house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
But then Tata Boanda pulled away abruptly and began to shout, and I understood he was claiming Anatole’s bushbuck for himself.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
